Cheese slicer

Details Cheese slicer Cheese slicer

1997-02-13

2001-06-12

Peterson, Kenneth E. (Department: 3724)

Cutting

Means to drive or to guide tool

With simple rectilinear reciprocating motion only

C083S697000, C083S932000

Reexamination Certificate

active

06244150

ABSTRACT:

TECHNICAL FIELD
This invention relates generally to slicers for slicing soft food products, such as cheese, butter, paté and the like.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
There is a need for a cheese slicer of the type capable of cutting smoothly a slice of cheese from a block of cheese. Heretofore cheese cutters have used knife blades or wires. An example of a wire cheese slicer is shown in U.S. Pat. No. 4,960,024. An example of a cutting blade is shown in U.S. Pat. No. 2,570,671.
These cheese slicers, however, have been somewhat awkward to handle or create storage problems.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
It is an object of this invention to provide an improved cheese slicer having a wide, flat blade and a blade holder which can be pivoted from an upright slicing position to a folded collapsible position for storage.
It is another object of this invention to provide a cheese slicer where the slicing blade is easily removed for cleaning.
Still another object of this invention is to provide a cheese slicing blade having a wide, flat body with a lower end which smoothly separates the slice of cheese from the block of cheese.
Basically, these objects are achieved by having a flat base with a pivotally mounted cheese slicing blade holder on the base. The blade holder is provided with opposed slots which receive a large flat, wide slicing blade. Detents hold the blade holder in its upright slicing position. The blade has an upper end with a large flat handle and a lower end with a downwardly and rearwardly sloping separating surface. The separating surface terminates downwardly along a plane parallel to the flat, wide slicing blade and terminates into a blunt edge of a shape roughly equivalent to a cheese slicing wire.
With this invention, the slicing of cheese is done very quickly with smooth separation of the slices from the block of cheese. For storage, the blade holder folds down to a compact position taking much less space that in its upright position.


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